Amazon’s Ninja and Philips air fryer deals save you as much as $150

Air fryersare becoming more and more popular thanks to their promise of crispy yet juicy fried foods minus the fat. Using a convection mechanism, hot air cooks your food, a process that requires little to no oil, unlike the traditional (and stroke-inducing) deep-frying method. The best ones don’t come cheap and aren’t small, but they are worthwhile investments that will hopefully lead to a much healthier version of you. We’ve rounded up a couple of 4-quartair fryersfor you from trusted brands Ninja and Philips....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 937 words · Andrew Williams

Apex Legends players claim Bloodhound nerfs will kill the character

Apex Legends players claim Bloodhound nerfs will kill the character Bloodhound’s getting a significant set of nerfs in the Apex Legends Double Take Collection event patch, to the point where many Apex Legends players & pros feel as if the Legend is going to fall out of the meta entirely. Balancing scan characters has always been a difficult task for the devs, withSeer, in particular, getting targeted with nerfs to the point where the Legend got forced out of the meta entirely....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Sonya Woodard

Asus ZenBook 14 UX425 review: A lot of laptop for not a lot of money

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Asus has a mind-boggling amount of ZenBook models, and not all of them stand out. The lastAsus ZenBook 14we reviewed, the UX433 model, was one of those. It lacked some features that set it behind — like no Thunderbolt 3 ports, unforgivable in a premium laptop — and was average in several areas where the competition excels....

June 21, 2025 · 12 min · 2419 words · Shelly Campbell

Bokeh for beginners: How to blur a background in Photoshop in mere minutes

Background blur, often called “bokeh” after the Japanese word for blur, is generally associated with high-end cameras with wide-aperture lenses. The effect is popular for portraits, and is emulated — with some limitations — by the “portrait modes” now found on many smartphones. But even without a high-end camera or portrait mode, you can still create beautifully soft backgrounds inAdobe Photoshop. Beyond simply granting you an ability you may have not had access to in camera, choosing to add blur in Photoshop can give you more control and flexibility over where the blur is applied and how it looks....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Tracey Bowman

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds review: This is how you do spatial audio

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Every now and then, we take a break from our ongoing coverage of new products to take a second look at a previously reviewed product — like theBuy at Best Buy. I originally published this review in March 2023....

June 21, 2025 · 11 min · 2194 words · James Mooney

Can enemies kill each other in Elden Ring?

Whether you’re the Chosen Undead, Ashen one, or Tarnished, almost everyone — and everything — in a Souls game is out to get you. InElden Ring, that list of enemies is the biggest yet. Roaming around the open world, you will be beset by knights, dogs, bears, birds, and all manner of strange and eldritch creatures. Many of these enemies are grouped up, perhaps even roaming around in convoys, showing that they have at least some sense of awareness and intelligence to not attack their companions....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Colin Hodges

Can You Keep Playing Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree After Beating The DLC?

Summary There are many things players may want to do inElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreebefore the credits roll on the DLC. As anexpansion of the originalElden Ring’s map, it’s by nature nonlinear and open-ended. Players may choose to rush right for the story dungeons and main bosses, or put them off in favor of completing optional content first. Both approaches are equally valid, and it’s truly possible to do anything in any order....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1014 words · Valerie Shaw

Clever technology helps keep EVs juiced up during widespread California blackout

There are moreelectric carsregistered in California than in any other state in the nation, so motorists who chose to ditch gasoline had to charge their cara as quickly as possible when the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced it would cut power to 800,000 customers in 34 counties to prevent wildfires. Tesla immediately warned customers in locations affected by the blackout to plug in their car while they were still able to....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Megan Gregory

Colin Farrell as Penguin? Andy Serkis as Alfred? The Batman cast poised to grow

The Batman‘s lineup of heroes and allies is filling out. Just a few weeks afterZoe Kravitzlanded the role of Catwoman and Paul Dano agreed to slip on Riddler’s tights, news comes that Matthew Reeves’The Batmanmight enlist Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis to play The Penguin and Batman’s trusty butler, Alfred, respectively. Neither deal has been finalized, according toThe WrapandDeadline,which broke the stories, although negotiations are believed to be in their final stages....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Michael Mcmillan

Cruise says it’s nearing approval for mass production of futuristic robotaxi

Robotaxi company Cruise is “just days away” from getting regulatory approval that would pave the way for mass production of its purpose-built driverless vehicle, CEO Kyle Vogt said on Thursday in comments reported by theDetroit Free Press. General Motors-backed Cruiseunveiled the vehicle— called Origin — in early 2020, presenting the kind of driverless car that we all dreamed of when R&D in the sector kicked off years ago; a vehicle without a steering wheel and without pedals....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Philip Vaughan

Dave Portnoy breaks pizza review rules with instant re-review

Dave Portnoy breaks pizza review rules with instant re-review Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy broke some of his own rules with re-reviewing a pizza after being urged to during a review. Over the last few years, Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy has become the internet’s go-to source for pizza reviews. His ‘One Bite’ videos – which see him take a lot more than one bite – have garnered hundreds of millions of views andchanged the fortunes of hundreds of pizza joints....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Cynthia Ball

Drooling over the newest full-frame cameras? You might not need one after all

Full-frame cameras are making headlines again. WithNikonandCanonrecently announcing new lineups of full-frame mirrorless cameras, you might be asking yourself, what’s the big deal? In truth, full-frame digital cameras are nothing new, but with these new mirrorless models, Canon and Nikon seem to be doubling down on the format and not offering smaller sensors at all (at least, not yet). So is it time you bit the bullet and went full-frame?...

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1044 words · Linda Sutton

Every game announcement from Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct

Heading into the final day of E3 2021, there was a common sentiment going around social media: It was up to Nintendo to “save” this year’s show. That was no easy task. E3 has largely been underwhelming this year outside ofMicrosoft’s mega-showcase. Placing all of one’s hopes and dreams on a company that often delivers uneven digital showcases felt like a recipe for disappointment. No matter how much Nintendo tried to set expectations in advance, fans were already setting themselves up for failure the night before asMario Kart 9trended on Twitter....

June 21, 2025 · 4 min · 768 words · Michael Perkins